[Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX

[David Froble]

Kerry Main wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of hb
>> via Info-vax
>> Sent: 11-Jan-16 12:21 PM
>> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
>> Cc: hb <end.of at inter.net>
>> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3
>> VAX
>>
>> On 01/11/2016 04:52 PM, lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
>>> Not a lot to like about UNIX but I still can't get used to not having
>>> a version command or option on VMS/VAX. Had to see what sys$help
>>> there was to find out what version I had.
>> The version is usually in the compiler listing, on each page. On recent
>> VMS versions with "pipe" one can get to the version with something like
>>
>> $ pipe fort/old/list=sys$output nl:/noobj | (read sys$pipe x ;
>> x=f$edit(x,"compress,trim") ; x=x-f$element(0," ",x)-f$element(1,"
>> ",x)-"Page 1" ; write sys$output f$edit(x,"trim"))
>> Compaq Fortran 77 V7.2-180
>> $
>>
>> Or, if you like GNV more than UNIX :-)
>>
>> bash-4.3$ dcl 'fort/old/list=sys$output nl:/noobj' | head -n1 | awk
>> '{for (i=3; i<NF-1; i++) printf "%s ", $i; printf "\n"}'
>> Compaq Fortran 77 V7.2-180
>> bash-4.3$
>>
>> Shouldn't be a big deal to write a generic script to do this for all the
>> compilers, available on your system.
> 
> Not sure if available on VAX/VMS, but for recent systems, you simply 
> enter the following native commands: 
> 
> $ fort /version
> VSI Fortran V8.3-104956-50P85
> $
> $ cc /version
> VSI C V7.4-001 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
> $
> $ CXX /version
> HP C++ V7.4-004 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
> $ 
> $ java -version
> java version "1.6.0"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment "1.6.0-6"
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.6-b06, mixed mode)
> $
> $ cobol /version
> VSI COBOL V3.1-0007 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
> $
> $ pascal /version
> VSI Pascal I64 V6.2-125 on OpenVMS I64 V8.4-1H1
> $
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kerry Main
> Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com

Oh, the perfidity!  No mention of Basic!

And why might that be?

DFE90A::DFEUL> basic

VAX BASIC V3.8-000

Ready

Well, it was there on VAX, but in 60 seconds of looking, the Alpha 
implementation seems to not have a method of listing the version.

:-(